06-01-2017, 07:40 PM
Just saw this on Ask This Old House, where they built a box and finished it with polyurethane glue, and applied a coat of wax. Very interesting.
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06-02-2017, 06:59 AM
Interesting, I suppose. But I would have to ask; Why?
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06-04-2017, 06:07 AM
06-05-2017, 11:13 AM
(06-04-2017, 06:07 AM)KC Wrote: I can't visualize what they did... but isn't Gorilla Glue waterproof?Urethane. Sounds like there's some protection as with other film finishes. https://safety.as.arizona.edu/msds/Gorilla_Glue.pdf
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06-05-2017, 04:26 PM
(06-05-2017, 11:13 AM)MichaelMouse Wrote: Urethane. Sounds like there's some protection as with other film finishes. https://safety.as.arizona.edu/msds/Gorilla_Glue.pdf Watched the snippet on YouTube. Looks like it would work but probably not my first choice for a finish. Dab a little on and rub it in. Keep rubbing. Then when dry, they sanded again up to a high grit, 1200 maybe.
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06-05-2017, 04:43 PM
Well I'm going to try it because I have a little bottle of GG that I have found absolutely no other use for.
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06-05-2017, 06:56 PM
Just watched the Ask TOH episode. Sanded the Koa to 1200 grit, wiped on the glue, wiping it every 10 minutes for 45 minutes. Then sanded with 1200, followed by paste wax.
06-07-2017, 07:48 AM
Apparently this is being used as a finish for fishing rods (not much square inches of coverage). Here is a discussion on that:
http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/view...66&t=57854
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06-16-2017, 04:41 PM
It was a procedure used by a woodworker in Hawaii. My guess is it developed because of the difficulty of getting solvent-based finishes in Hawaii. (I'm guessing here.) Rather than diluting the polyurethane in a lot of solvent and brushing it on, the much thicker glue without solvent is rubbed in: you are trading elbow grease for mineral spirits.
He let it react with ambient moisture from the air and wood, instead of spraying on extra water, and didn't get foaming. My problem with polyurethane glue is that it is nasty stuff to work with and hard to clean up. Using it as a finish won't help with that. |
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